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A team from the European Investment Bank (EIB) is already on the ground in Barbados checking out the healthcare system first-hand before the monitoring mission next week. They met with officials from the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Que

Government is extending the current COVID-19 protocols for another three months.Today, the House of Assembly passed a resolution under the Proclamation of Emergency Powers Act, which will see the current protocols, which expire on September 22, remain in effect from September 23 to December 21 this year.Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Michael West Central Ian Gooding-Edghill in his introductory comments said, “The pandemic is presently on a downward trajectory....

Amid concerns of a shortage of cough suppressants following the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, at least two pharmacies have reported that some of the more popular cough syrups are back on the shelf. President of the Barbados Pharmaceutical Society, Yolande Pantin, had told Starcom Network yesterday that some cough suppressants were out of stock and the supply of others was fast diminishing. “For sure what is most widely used, …

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) could be facing a lawsuit over its dismissal of Head of Security Ian McIntosh.McIntosh, who received his termination letter last Wednesday indicating he was being let go for underperformance, among other concerns, told Barbados TODAY his attorney was in the process of drafting a letter to the QEH objecting to its decision.“We will send an appeal to them and await their decision, and according to what their decision is we will move forward with a lawsuit,” h...

The prison population in Barbados has dropped significantly since the move to the newer Dodds Prison in 2007. Prior to that, the inmates numbers hovered around 1 187 at the historic HMP at Glendairy which was subsequently burnt during rioting before a makeshift prison was created at Harrison Point. However, today there are around 769 inmates (743 males and 26 females) at Dodds in St Philip which has a capacity …

When you are flying high and all is going well, there will be friends a plenty. People will always want to be associated with a winner because she or he will be in the spotlight.However, it is when one is faced with adversity, trials, doubt, and without prestige, then one discovers the people who are truly friends and those who were simply hangers-on.We in the Caribbean are not rich nations. Except for our reasonable rankings on the Human Development Index of the United Nations, our natural beau...

Members of Cuba’s Henry Reeve Brigade, the medical team which responded to Barbados’ call for assistance at the outbreak of COVID-19 here, have returned to Cuba after completing their two-year assignment. The cohort of 126 medical doctors, nurses and lab technologists flew out of the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday and were showered with praise and words of appreciation by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Minister of Health Ian …

The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) launched a new initiative to sustain its charitable endeavors which assist two worthy causes. Minor survivors of deceased BDF soldiers and the BDF's adopted charity - The Precious Touch Foundation, are the ben

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dr Sonia Browne is supporting Government’s move to impose a pandemic contribution tax on some financial institutions. Delivering her contribution yesterday to the Budget debate in the Lower House, Browne did not mince words about how she felt about the imposition of the tax. “I think it is right that the institutions mentioned –  the banks – and I have …

The Best Dos Santos Public Health Lab and the Isolation Facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy, which surged to the forefront of health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, have been identified as potential moneymakers for the Government. Minister of Health and Wellness Ian Gooding-Edghill singled out the two facilities as “potential for revenue generation” Wednesday during his time before the House of Assembly where debate on the Estimates continued yesterday. …